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.Dd $Mdocdate: March 2 2013 $
.Dt GETCONF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm getconf
.Nd get configuration values
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm getconf
.Op Fl Ll
.Op Fl v Ar specification
.Ar name
.Op Ar pathname
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility writes the current value of a configurable system limit or
option variable to the standard output.
.Pp
The
.Ar name
argument specifies the system variable to be queried.
The
.Ar pathname
argument must be supplied for system variables associated with a
pathname.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl L
List the system variables that can be used with the
.Nm
utility that require a
.Ar pathname
argument.
.It Fl l
List the system variables that can be used with the
.Nm
utility without a
.Ar pathname
argument.
.It Fl v Ar specification
Indicate a specific version and compilation environment for which
configuration variables shall be queried.
.Ox
does not change behavior for different compilation environments,
so the argument to this option is only checked for validity.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std getconf
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pathconf 2 ,
.Xr confstr 3 ,
.Xr sysconf 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.
.Pp
The flags
.Op Fl Ll
are extensions to that specification.
